Great, basic tips for why so many of us love firefox so much! Every time I do a workshop, I teach about tabbed browsing – you won’t believe how many people don’t know about it and it is one of the most useful things out there. Don’t get so caught up in learning YOUR new thing that you neglect sharing something that could be someone else’s most useful new thing!
louisgray.com: My6sense: An iPhone App for Feeds, With Digital Intuition Built-in
Intuitive feed readers – now that is fascinating in potential but also scary in that perhaps, they could be manipulated (much like our searches are manipulated.) Fascinated and yet curious at the same time.
tags: learning, education, iphone, app, rss, tool, edu_newapp, web2
Andrew Hargadon: Pursuing science in and out of the Ivory Towers
This is an interesting article from Andrew Hargadon (yes, interestingly he is related to Steve Hargadon who started Classroom 2.0.) He makes a great point that is so salient to many professions:
“So here we are, with pressing social and environmental problems, and a system that has undermined science’s ability to lead in the changes we desperately need. “
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I don’t think it’s the system that prevents science and scientists from leading: it’s the ignorance of those in power who believe answers are found in their interpretation of the bible and the fault of those who elect them.